Issue 26 — Spring 2023

The Palestinian national liberation struggle: A socialist analysis

This 2002 article by Mostafa Omar provides important background for understanding Israel's genocidal war on Palestine, and the political limitations of the organisations that claimed to stand for Palestinian liberation.

Eighteen months of hard Labor

Omar Hassan critiques the abysmal performance of the Albanese Labor government so far.

From Marx to Lenin: Debates that forged the socialist approach to war

Mick Armstrong traces the development of debates on war and militarism in the socialist movement in the lead-up to World War I.

Class struggle in the Pacific

Vinil Kumar explores the little known history of class struggle in Fiji, the Solomon Islands, PNG and Bougainville.

Engels after Marx: A (critical) defence

Darren Roso enters the debate on Engels’ contribution to the Second International after the death of Marx.

Spanish left in transition: Interview with Anticapitalistas

Ánxel Testas of the Spanish organisation Anticapitalistas discusses recent developments in left-wing politics in Spain.

Review: The rise of the far right in Italy

Luca Tavan reviews a book tracing the alarming rise of Giorgia Meloni and the Fratelli d’Italia, an organisation with links to Mussolini’s fascists.

Review: Israel - selling arms to anyone who wants them

Jasmine Duff reviews a book exposing Israel’s appalling record of selling arms and surveillance technology to right-wing regimes.

Review: Retelling race and critiquing identity politics

Anneke Demanuele reviews a book that explores the roots of racism in class society and poses a challenge to identity politics.